The Legal 500

Federal & Rashmikant is highly recommended for its extensive expertise in complex litigation and arbitration matters, and acts principally for domestic Indian clients.

Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe’s ‘excellent, all-round’ team is recommended for litigation and arbitration, where it acts for clients such as Reliance Natural Resources.

Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co is a ‘truly fine outfit’ with an excellent reputation in domestic and international litigation and arbitration. Clients include Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company and Daewoo Power.

Crawford Bayley & Co’s team ‘goes the extra mile’ to advise on disputes in industry sectors such as banking, media, finance, real estate and securities.

Kanga & Company Advocates and Solicitors is known for the expertise of S C Kothari.

Manilal Kher Ambalal & Co, Advocates, Solicitors and Notary provides ‘trustworthy, frank and accurate’ advice to clients such as ICICI Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank. It acted for a top music industry figure on a large matrimonial and financial dispute. Vikram Trivedi and Sanaya Dadachanji are recommended.

Wadia Ghandy & Co fields a ‘pace-setting’ team that acts for clients including GlaxoSmithKline and Mahindra Ugine Steel Company. It represented BNP Paribas Securities in a dispute with Cable Corporation of India over a refund under a leave and license agreement. Bindi Dave is recommended.

ALMT Legal’s ‘superb’ team represented an entertainment company in the enforcement of a foreign arbitral award before the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, Canada and the Supreme Court of the state of New York. It also represented Suresh Kalmadi, former chairman of the organising committee of the Commonwealth Games 2010, in criminal proceedings instituted against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Hitesh Jain is recommended.

AZB & Partners has represented KPMG, Philip Morris, and Dhariwal Industries, and has expertise in corporate disputes. Rajendra Barot is recommended.

Advani & Co’s expertise spans mediation, arbitration and litigation. Hiroo Advani is recommended.

Bharucha & Partners’ key clients include Ferani Hotels, HSBC, and Enercon. M P Bharucha is ‘a top litigator in Mumbai’.

DH Law Associates has expertise in both litigation and arbitration. Clients include The Coca-Cola Company and Indus.

DSK Legal’s clients include Blue Dart Express, the Indian Oil Corporation, and Mumbai International Airport. The ‘highly regarded’ Anand Desai heads the team.

Dave & Girish & Co handles complex debt recovery disputes, and also has expertise in civil and criminal litigation.

Economic Laws Practice acted for Google in an abuse of dominance dispute filed by Eximcorp, and represented British Gas and Reliance Industries in an arbitration claim against the government of India concerning production sharing contracts. Tax litigation is also an important area. The ‘sure and dependable’ Vikram Nankani is the key figure.

Gagrats represented Kirloskar Pneumatic Company in an arbitration dispute with Goa Shipyards, and Elecon Engineering Company on intellectual property-related disputes against P.I.V. Australia before the Australian Courts.

J Sagar Associates represented an Italian automotive parts company in its contractual disputes with an Indian licensee, and acted for a Korean mining company in a dispute relating to the grant of mineral concessions by the Indian state. Abeezar Faizullabhoy is recommended.

Bharucha & Associates’ team is recommended for shipping-related disputes. Zarir Bharucha is recommended.

Desai & Diwanji has expertise in complex financial, media and aviation disputes.

JBSS & Co’s clients include Gunnebo India, and Sai Mairra Innopharm. Abhay Ahuja is the name to note.

Kochhar & Co’s Ajit Anekar is recommended, and the team acts for clients including Citi Financial Consumer Finance India, University of Cambridge, and Caribbean Lifestyle Communications Network.

Majmudar & Partners represented Wockhardt in winding-up petitions filed against the client in the Bombay High Court, and represented Amaprop in a challenge in the Delhi High Court concerning a foreign arbitration award rendered in New York in the client’s favour. Neerav Merchant is recommended.

Tuli & Co acted for Lu Qin (Hong Kong) Co in its dispute with Conros Steel, and for World Sports Group Mauritius in its high-profile disputes with Multi Screen Media concerning facilitation fees for the broadcast of Indian Premier League cricket matches. Rajat Taimni is recommended.

Udwadia, Udeshi and Argus Partners is highly recommended for its dispute resolution practice.

A.R.A. LAW’s expertise covers corporate disputes, particularly arbitration.

Brus Chambers, Advocates & Solicitors is praised for its ‘prompt responses, knowledge, efficiency, understanding of the industry, application of law, and innovative ideas used at the right time and place’. The firm has great expertise in shipping matters, but is strong across the board. Binita Hathi is the key name.

Clasis Law advised an investment fund on mediation proceedings in India, and advised a leading European marine contractor on a dispute and arbitration with a leading Indian oil and gas refiner and marketer. Sangeeta Jhunjhunwala is recommended.

Gandhi & Associates’ clients include Kaizen Engineering Systems.

Juris Corp is recommended for its dispute resolution capabilities. Clients include Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Western India Shipyard.

Khaitan & Co.’s Chakrapani Misra is recommended.

MDP & Partners is recommended for litigation and arbitration matters in the admiralty, banking and finance, IP, real estate, securities and corporate and commercial fields.

Nishith Desai Associates has represented clients such as Amazon, Codexis and Vodafone.

Paras Kuhad & Associates is recommended for its litigation expertise.

Singhania & Co has a respected disputes practice.

Solomon & Co. Avocates & Solicitors represented Larsen & Toubro in share dispute proceedings brought by IDBI, and for Hewlett Packard Financial Services in the enforcement of leasing contracts against defaulting customers in India. Aaron Solomon is recommended.

Vigil Juris represents clients in the financial, construction, engineering and real estate sectors.